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throngy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɹɒŋi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈθɹɔŋi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From throng + -y.

Meanings

1. Crowded.
   • There was still a buzz of chatter, but people quietened down to watch the episode, and the throngs crushing in around us got less throngy. 2023, Jodi McAlister, Can I Steal You for a Second?:
   • […] Or drive, like Jehu, thro' each throngy road, / To reach, in time, some temporal abode; […] 1896, James Woodhouse, Reginald Illingsworth Woodhouse, The Life and Poetical Works of James Woodhouse (1735-1820) (page 215)

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